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Agastache (藿香)...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Agastaches seu Pogostemi; Herba Agastaches; Agastache
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Huo Xiang
Part
of Plant Used
Whole plant is used, but leaves are the most aromatic
Common
English Name
Patchouli; Wrinkled Gianthyssop Herb
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid, aromatic
Meridians
Entered
Lung, Spleen, Stomach
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat summer colds and flus with symptoms
of low fever, stomachache, diarrhea with sensation of having to defecate after
finishing, vomiting, bloating, headache, scanty and dark urine, and sensation
of heaviness in arms and legs (TCM: for symptoms of damp summer heat); also
used for morning sickness in early pregnancy when combined with other herbs.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Transforms dampness; balances the Middle Burner and stops vomiting; helps
throw off attacking pathogens by causing sweating.
Common
Formulas Used In
Agastache.
Remarks
Agastache is added last when preparing raw herbs for drinking since it has
aromatic qualities that will dissipate with long boiling. Cautions in Use:
This aromatic plant strongly stimulates movement within the body, and as a
result it must be used carefully when there is deficient yin with heat signs
or if there is Stomach heat.
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